| Proof of Indian involvement in militancy in Pakistan found |
Pakistan claimed to have found concrete evidence of India’s involvement in militancy in South Waziristan and decided to take up the matter with New Delhi.
This was claimed by the country’s Information Minster Qamar Zaman Kaira and military spokesman Major-General Athar Abbas at a press briefing rega... |
| 04.11.2009 - 01:55 |
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By Farzana Shah-Asian Tribune Correspondent in Pakistan |
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| Does U.S. use legal coercion on Gen. Fonseka to testify against Sri Lanka? |
The invitation by the Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Unit of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement attached to the United States Department of Homeland Security for a ‘voluntary interview’ to Sri Lanka’s Chief of Defense Staff General Fonseka is directly connected to his legal status in the... |
| 03.11.2009 - 14:39 |
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Daya Gamage – US National Correspondent Asian Tribune |
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| Sri Lankan and Bulgarian Businessmen Meet in Colombo for new Business Opportunities |
Sri Lanka Bulgaria Business Forum as organized by the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL) was held on Sunday morning (November 01) in Colombo.
While the Bulgarian Business Delegation led by Bulgaria’s Economy, Energy and Tourism Minister Traicho Traikov, Sri Lan... |
| 02.11.2009 - 03:31 |
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Anjana Jayashan reporting from Colombo |
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| Rajapaksa worships at Tirumala temple |
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa accompanied by his wife Shiranthi Rajapakse visited Sri Vari Temple, Tirumala, a temple in the hills, where he was received with traditional honors by the Tirumala-Tirupati Devasthanam authorities on Saturday evening.
Ahead of the President's visit, Sri Lank... |
| 01.11.2009 - 00:52 |
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| Nepal Prez gets invite for Sri Lanka visit |
The visiting Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has invited his Nepali counterpart Dr Ram Baran Yadav to visit Sri Lanka.
President Rajapaksa extended the invitation during his meeting with Dr Yadav on Friday afternoon. “President Rajapaksa has invited Dr Yadav to come to Sri Lanka at the time... |
| 31.10.2009 - 16:31 |
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Kosh R. Koirala in Nepal |
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| ‘Militants’ held in Karachi with Indian made explosives |
Pakistani CID police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested five members of a banned militant outfit and seized about 150 kilos of explosives of Indian origin, automatic rifles and suicide vests from them.
A senior CID police official said that the five suspected militants, all residents of Karachi,... |
| 30.10.2009 - 04:03 |
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By Farzana Shah-Asian Tribune Correspondent in Pakistan |
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| Sri Lankan Prez flying to Lumbini on Friday morning, meets Maoist Chairman Dahal |
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who arrived in Kathmandu on Thursday afternoon, is set to fly to Lumbini, the birth place of Lord Gautam Buddha, on Friday morning.
President Rajapaksa is scheduled to offer religious prayers to Lord Buddha according to Buddhist tradition. A special Nepal Army... |
| 30.10.2009 - 02:22 |
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Kosh R. Koirala in Nepal |
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| Thondaman briefs Karunanidhi on IDPs |
Sri Lankan Minister Arumugham Thondaman on Thursday called on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi at his residence here and briefed him about the progress in the resettlement of over two lakh Tamils uprooted from LTTE-controlled districts in the north in the final stages of the Eelam war.
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| 29.10.2009 - 22:22 |
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From S Murari, Chennai |
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| Rajapaksa in Kathmandu |
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived in Nepal today on a three-day pilgrimage after his plans were interrupted earlier this year due to an attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan.
Sri Lanka President is leading a high-level delegation on the visit and the main focus of which i... |
| 29.10.2009 - 19:52 |
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| Shan Vijayalal takes Oaths as the Chief Minister of Southern Province |
Former Southern Province Chief Minister Shan Vijayalal de Silva who topped the preferential votes in the Galle district, as well as in the southern province at the last PC elections, took oaths as the Chief Minister of the province for the consecutive second time this morning at the Temple Trees.... |
| 29.10.2009 - 15:31 |
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Anjana Jayashan reporting from Colombo |
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| Sri Lankan President is expected to arrive in Kathmandu today |
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa is arriving in Kathmandu today on a two-day official visit to Nepal.
Officials at Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said President Rajapaksa is visiting Nepal to complete his earlier visit to Nepal.
President Rajapaksa had to cut short his three-day visit to... |
| 29.10.2009 - 04:28 |
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Kosh R. Koirala reporting from Nepal |
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| Deadly blast kills at least 95 in Northwest Pakistan |
About 95 people were killed when a car bomb tore through a packed market in Peshawar on Wednesday, in one of Pakistan's deadliest attacks.
The explosion detonated in a crowded street in the Meena Bazaar of Peshawar, one of the most congested parts of the volatile northwest city.
The explosion sparke... |
| 29.10.2009 - 02:37 |
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| US State Department hails Sri Lanka decision to probe war crime report allegations |
The news that Sri Lanka has taken an official decision to appoint a commission to probe in to the US allegation of war atrocities was hailed by the US State Department spokesman Ian Kelly at the daily press briefing Monday, 26 October in Washington saying “this is exactly what we would expect Sri La... |
| 27.10.2009 - 13:26 |
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Daya Gamage – US National Correspondent Asian Tribune |
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| Sri Lanka Renews 51 Year Old Diplomatic Relationship with Russia |
Foreign Affairs Minister of the Russian Federation, Sergey V. Lavrov, arrived in the country yesterday (October 26) for a one-day visit, which led to the renewal of the 51 years long diplomatic and friendly relationship between both countries - Lanka and Russian.
TheRussian Foreign Minister... |
| 27.10.2009 - 04:50 |
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Anjana Jayashan reporting from Colombo |
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| Stolen maragatha lingam idol of Maruntheeswarar temple recovered |
The stolen emerald (Maragatha Lingam) idol of Maruntheeswarar Temple at Thiruthuraipoondi in Thiruvarur district was recovered from a two-member gang in Chennai on Monday by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW).
The idol in the form of lingam, made of pure emerald, is said to belong to the Chola period... |
| 27.10.2009 - 11:57 |
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By Gopal Ethiraj, Chennai |
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